Employer firms in York County

Employer firms in York County was 449 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.3% from 2022. That is the 17th highest of 93 counties in 2023.

2023, count449
Change on 2022+2.3%
Series high4601992
Series low3941978

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Employer firms in York County, 1978 to 2023

38040042044046019781985199219992006201320231978: 394 count1979: 420 count1980: 413 count1981: 412 count1982: 410 count1983: 413 count1984: 437 count1985: 435 count1986: 423 count1987: 444 count1988: 441 count1989: 450 count1990: 447 count1991: 446 count1992: 460 count1993: 452 count1994: 454 count1995: 449 count1996: 442 count1997: 445 count1998: 450 count1999: 440 count2000: 442 count2001: 443 count2002: 449 count2003: 446 count2004: 441 count2005: 435 count2006: 428 count2007: 428 count2008: 431 count2009: 435 count2010: 427 count2011: 432 count2012: 436 count2013: 431 count2014: 428 count2015: 442 count2016: 426 count2017: 426 count2018: 420 count2019: 428 count2020: 436 count2021: 440 count2022: 439 count2023: 449 count38040042044046019781994201020231978: 394 count1979: 420 count1980: 413 count1981: 412 count1982: 410 count1983: 413 count1984: 437 count1985: 435 count1986: 423 count1987: 444 count1988: 441 count1989: 450 count1990: 447 count1991: 446 count1992: 460 count1993: 452 count1994: 454 count1995: 449 count1996: 442 count1997: 445 count1998: 450 count1999: 440 count2000: 442 count2001: 443 count2002: 449 count2003: 446 count2004: 441 count2005: 435 count2006: 428 count2007: 428 count2008: 431 count2009: 435 count2010: 427 count2011: 432 count2012: 436 count2013: 431 count2014: 428 count2015: 442 count2016: 426 count2017: 426 count2018: 420 count2019: 428 count2020: 436 count2021: 440 count2022: 439 count2023: 449 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
2023449
2022439
2021440
2020436
2019428
2018420
2017426
2016426
2015442
2014428
2013431
2012436
2011432
2010427
2009435
2008431
2007428
2006428
2005435
2004441
2003446
2002449
2001443
2000442
1999440
1998450
1997445
1996442
1995449
1994454
1993452
1992460
1991446
1990447
1989450
1988441
1987444
1986423
1985435
1984437
1983413
1982410
1981412
1980413
1979420
1978394

Compared with Nebraska and United States

Place2023
York County449
Nebraska40,134
United States5,593,727

York County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 836 countAntelope County: 196 countArthur County: 10 countBanner County: 5 countBlaine County: 12 countBoone County: 159 countBox Butte County: 252 countBoyd County: 55 countBrown County: 132 countBuffalo County: 1,486 countBurt County: 165 countButler County: 189 countCass County: 516 countCedar County: 243 countChase County: 132 countCherry County: 191 countCheyenne County: 240 countClay County: 152 countColfax County: 235 countCuming County: 281 countCuster County: 312 countDakota County: 376 countDawes County: 208 countDawson County: 561 countDeuel County: 46 countDixon County: 96 countDodge County: 835 countDouglas County: 12,378 countDundy County: 54 countFillmore County: 175 countFranklin County: 64 countFrontier County: 59 countFurnas County: 116 countGage County: 541 countGarden County: 38 countGarfield County: 90 countGosper County: 52 countGrant County: 24 countGreeley County: 69 countHall County: 1,549 countHamilton County: 267 countHarlan County: 84 countHayes County: 15 countHitchcock County: 56 countHolt County: 377 countHooker County: 22 countHoward County: 150 countJefferson County: 189 countJohnson County: 87 countKearney County: 159 countKeith County: 287 countKeya Paha County: 16 countKimball County: 98 countKnox County: 202 countLancaster County: 6,934 countLincoln County: 840 countLogan County: 19 countLoup County: 10 countMcPherson County: 5 countMadison County: 1,065 countMerrick County: 202 countMorrill County: 100 countNance County: 80 countNemaha County: 158 countNuckolls County: 136 countOtoe County: 405 countPawnee County: 56 countPerkins County: 111 countPhelps County: 310 countPierce County: 194 countPlatte County: 883 countPolk County: 113 countRed Willow County: 342 countRichardson County: 227 countRock County: 44 countSaline County: 273 countSarpy County: 3,198 countSaunders County: 513 countScotts Bluff County: 857 countSeward County: 416 countSheridan County: 125 countSherman County: 70 countSioux County: 11 countStanton County: 89 countThayer County: 173 countThomas County: 20 countThurston County: 86 countValley County: 168 countWashington County: 551 countWayne County: 213 countWebster County: 75 countWheeler County: 14 countYork County: 449 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. York County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, York County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, York County, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/york-county-nebraska. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, York County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/york-county-nebraska.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, York County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/york-county-nebraska (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, York County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in York County?

Employer firms in York County was 449 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.3% from 2022. That is the 17th highest of 93 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest employer firms in York County?

460 in 1992, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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